Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Branscom, Melba Louise May 17, 2005
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The Dalles Chronicle, May 19, 2005
     Melba Louise Branscom, 84, a resident of Lyle, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005 
at a local hospital in The Dalles.
     She was born Sept. 29, 1920 in Malone, Wash., to Alanzo Sylvester and 
Vivian Ethel (Collier) Steed and grew up in Prosser, Wash. She married Wilbur 
A. Branscom on Oct. 15, 1938 in Prosser and they lived there for a number of 
years before moving to Lyle in 1960. Mr. Branscom preceded her in death in 
1982.
     She was very enthusiastic about her faith, and enjoyed reading the Bible, 
watching Christian television and listening to Christian music. In addition, 
she was a voracious reader and enjoyed trips in the car and going camping with 
her husband.
     She was a member of the Lyle Methodist Church.
     Survivors include her daughters and their families; Vivian “Cindy” 
Jerue , Spokane, Frankie Roth of Lyle, and Melee “Wink” Dietz, Eatonville, 
Wash. Also surviving are grandchildren Sami, Debbie, and Tyel, and great-
grandchildren Corrin, Daniel, Tabitha, Jade, Gia, Jorja and special friends, 
Inez Williams and Tom Laughery. In addition to her husband, she was preceded 
by a granddaughter, Shale, who died in infancy.
     Funeral services will be held Friday, May 20 at 1 p.m. at the Lyle 
Methodist Church with Pastor Bill Scholl presiding. A private family committal 
services will follow at the Balch Cemetery in Lyle. Memorial contributions may 
be made to the Lyle Methodist Church, P.O. Box 276, Lyle, WA 98635-0276.      
Arrangements are by Columbia Cremation & Burial.

 
 

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Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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